BitMEX Adds Refinitiv Tool to Enhance Anti-financial Crime Capability

BitMEX, a cryptocurrency exchange and derivatives trading platform, announced on Thursday that it is enhancing its anti-financial crime capabilities with the addition of World-Check One platform from Refinitiv, one of the largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, to the suite of tools the exchange use as part of its compliance procedures.

The World-Check One platform will help BitMEX's growing compliance team to monitor for sanctions, financial crime, bribery, and corruption risks more efficiently and effectively. The inclusion of World-Check One screening is the latest in a series of initiatives designed to ensure the BitMEX platform meets stringent compliance standards so that BitMEX's users can continue to trade safely and securely. 

Malcolm Wright, Chief Compliance Officer of BitMEX's parent company 100x Group, said: "We are evolving our compliance and KYC systems to manage any illicit funds risk by incorporating the most trusted screening information into our current processes. Compliance can never stand still, and our inclusion of World-Check One is an important step towards meeting the highest global standards of financial integrity."

Phil Cotter, Managing Director, Risk at Refinitiv said: "We welcome 100x Group's move to integrate World-Check One into their own compliance processes as they look to further develop their KYC programme. World-Check's data has been used by financial institutions for close to 20 years and we look forward to contributing this data and experience to the benefit of 100x Group and its customers."